Improvement in jron posts for wire fences



J. PLANE.

IRON POSTS FOR WIRE FENCES.

Patented June 12, 1877.

fay/J WITNESSES:

NFEIERS PHOTO-LJ-THOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C INVENIOB;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN PLANE, OF BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRON POSTS FOR WIRE FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 19 l ,SSI, dated June 12, [877 application filed March 24, 1877. r

which the following is a specification Figure 1 is a front view of my improved fence-post. Fig. 2 is a front view of a modified form of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claim.

A is the post, which is made of angle-iron of any desired length and size, as circumstances may require. The upper end of the post A is at right angles with its length, and its lower end is tapered to a point, so that it can'be readily driven into the ground. In one or both edges of the post A are formed inclined notches B, to receive the wires. The notches B may be formed in one or both edges of the post A, and they may all incline down ward, or the notches in one edge may incline as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A wire-fence post having the oblique notches B and the buttons 0, the latter pivoted with respect to said notches, as shown and described, for the purpose specified.-

l JOHN PLANE.

Witnesses J OHN O. MORDOFF, F. O. MORLEY. 

